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Akamai vs Cloudflare: which is more reliable? (2026)
Cloudflare is more reliable than Akamai, scoring 64.9 vs 29.7 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Akamai reported 24 incidents and Cloudflare reported 15, with effective uptime of 96.55% and 99.52% respectively. Cloudflare resolves incidents faster on average (2h 28m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Akamai | Cloudflare |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 29.7 | 64.9 |
| Rank (CDN & DNS providers) | #10 | #7 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 96.55% | 99.52% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 24 | 15 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 2 |
| Avg time to resolve | 1d 11h | 2h 28m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Akamai and Cloudflare differ
- Akamai reported 60% more incidents than Cloudflare over the last 90 days (24 vs 15).
- Cloudflare had 2 partial or major outages, compared with 0 for Akamai.
- Cloudflare fixes problems faster: 2h 28m on average, against 1d 11h for Akamai (14.5× quicker).
- Akamai's longest incident on record lasted 3d (Sep 22, 2026); Cloudflare's lasted 2h 56m (Oct 23, 2026).
90-day uptime
Akamai
Cloudflare
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Akamai incidents
- InformationalOct 27, 2026 · ongoing
Performance Degradation for Customers in Mumbai and Chennai
Affected: Edge Delivery
- Degraded performanceOct 25, 2026 · ongoing
Edge Delivery issues between Indonesia and Singapore
Affected: Edge Delivery
- InformationalOct 21, 2026 · resolved in 1d 23h
Edge Delivery Secure CDN platform at Risk of Capacity Issues
Affected: Edge Delivery
- Degraded performanceOct 21, 2026 · resolved in 1d 8h
Web Security Analytics, Reporting and Configuration Deployment Issues
Affected: Configuration Deployment, Reporting, Web Security Analytics
- Degraded performanceOct 21, 2026 · resolved in 9h 20m
NetStorage issues in Los Angeles
Affected: NetStorage
- Degraded performanceOct 2, 2026 · resolved in 1h 15m
Affected: Edge Delivery
Recent Cloudflare incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 31, 2026 · resolved in 16m
Cache purge delays in Qingdao Shandong, China
Affected: CDN Cache Purge
- Degraded performanceOct 29, 2026 · resolved in 1h 33m
Increased errors and latency for CNI 2.0 traffic in LAX
Affected: Cloud Network Interconnect (CNI), Los Angeles, United States - (LAX)
- Degraded performanceOct 28, 2026 · resolved in 1h 10m
Network Performance Issues in Queretaro, MX
Affected: Queretaro, Mexico - (QRO)
- Degraded performanceOct 28, 2026 · resolved in 17h 39m
Network Performance Issues in Ashburn, IAD
Affected: Ashburn, United States - (IAD)
- Degraded performanceOct 27, 2026 · resolved in 1h 4m
Cache Purging Delays Affecting Requests Routed Through EEUR
Affected: CDN Cache Purge, Stockholm, Sweden - (ARN)
- Partial outageOct 27, 2026 · resolved in 2h 44m
ERR_TIMED_OUT and ERR_EMPTY_RESPONSE being observed by Cloudflare Customers
Other CDN & DNS providers to consider
- DNSimple · #1 · 99.94% uptime
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- Amazon Route 53 · #3 · 100% uptime
- Google Cloud CDN & Cloud DNS · #4 · 99.85% uptime